Tom-Jelte Slagter completes an unexpected Tour Down Under win for Blanco as
André Greipel of Lotto-Belisol claims his third stage win of the week.

Team Sky's Geraint Thomas finished third in the general classification behind Movistar's rider Javier Moreno Bazán, as he recovered from yesterday's setback with a well-judged performance in the intermediate sprints on the final stage.

Team Sky lifted Thomas to the front in the first sprint after eight laps for a three-second time bonus and he picked up one more with third place at the second, after 12 laps.

After that, Lotto-Belisol controlled the stage as Greipel was first to the tape yet again, edging out Blanco's Aussie rider Mark Renshaw with Team Sky's Edvald Boasson Hagen third and Thomas sixth. It was Greipel's 100th career stage win and his 14th at the Tour Down under.

Slagter, though, had gone into the day with a commanding 13-second lead and his overall win was never in doubt.

It was a major boost for the team which formerly raced under the Rabobank name before the Dutch firm withdrew their sponsorship in response to cycling's doping scandals.